The Texans certainly haven’t had the easiest start of the season - going against 4 top-10 defenses in the first 5 weeks - but the Las Vegas Raiders were a chance to use a team with a bad defense to reinforce improvements made during the bye week, balance out the offense between Davis Mills’ arm and Dameon Pierce’s legs, and get some real momentum going. For 3 quarters, it looked like the stars might have aligned, and our wildest dreams about this quarterback and running back may just come true. But, in the single nightmare-quarter that seems to haunt the Texans every game, it all came crashing down.
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Index
